1912-1987

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1912-1987

Drama for students

presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas
Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.

Bayard Rustin

2021
A brief biography of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who helped organize the March on Washington in 1963.

Unstoppable

how Bayard Rustin organized the 1963 March on Washington
2023
"Tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--Provided by publisher.

A song for the unsung

Bayard Rustin, the man behind the 1963 March on Washington
2022
A picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963.

Trouble maker for justice

the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the march on Washington
Explores the life of civil rights activist and gay man Bayard Rustin, whose sexuality was mostly left out of the history books and biggest stories about the civil rights movement, even though he was a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Explains how Rustin taught King the techniques and philosophy of non-violent action, and how in 1963 he organized the march on Washington.

Bayard Rustin

A brief biography of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who helped organize the March on Washington in 1963.

Trouble maker for justice

the story of Bayard Rustin, the man behind the march on Washington
2019
"A biography for younger readers about [Bayard Rustin,] one of the most influential activists of our time, who was an early advocate for African Americans and for gay rights"--Provided by publisher.
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Lost prophet

the life and times of Bayard Rustin
2004
Chronicles the life of Bayard Rustin, focusing on his role in the civil rights movement and his efforts to bring Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence to America.

Bayard Rustin and the civil rights movement

2000
A biography of Bayard Rustin, discussing his role as a leading activist in the civil rights movement from the 1940s through the 1980s, and examining the personal struggles he faced as a gay, African-American man.

Bayard Rustin

behind the scenes of the civil rights movement
1997
A biography of Bayard Rustin, a skillful organizer behind the scenes of the American civil rights movement whose ideas stongly influenced Martin Luther King, Jr.

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